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Over 100 Bochurim-Shluchim gathered from the United States and Canada in Miami Beach, Florida for the annual Kinus Hatmimim Hashulchim. The Bochurim began arriving on Thursday night and were set up in their room in the Yeshiva of Miami. That night Bochurim had already gathered and begun Farbrenging with each other.

Friday morning at 8:30am was a Shiur Chassidus in the Maamor Bosi Legani from R. Yosef Yeshaya Abrams mashpia in the Yeshiva, followed by Shacharis, breakfast and registration where Bochurim received a tefillin bag.

The Bochurim later heard a Shiur on Hilchos Mikvo’os from R. Pinchos Weberman the Rabbi of Kehillas Ohev Shalom in Miami.

Full gallery of over 70 pictures in the Extended Article!

Kinus Hatmimim Hashluchim Underway in Miami

Over 100 Bochurim-Shluchim gathered from the United States and Canada in Miami Beach, Florida for the annual Kinus Hatmimim Hashulchim. The Bochurim began arriving on Thursday night and were set up in their room in the Yeshiva of Miami. That night Bochurim had already gathered and begun Farbrenging with each other.

Friday morning at 8:30am was a Shiur Chassidus in the Maamor Bosi Legani from R. Yosef Yeshaya Abrams mashpia in the Yeshiva, followed by Shacharis, breakfast and registration where Bochurim received a tefillin bag.

The Bochurim later heard a Shiur on Hilchos Mikvo’os from R. Pinchos Weberman the Rabbi of Kehillas Ohev Shalom in Miami.

Full gallery of over 70 pictures in the Extended Article!

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New Engagement!

Yossi Kalman (Riverdale, NY) to Roizy Krausz (Lakewood, NJ) L’Chaim: Tuesday, Oct. 20th, 7:30pm at Rubashkin’s 1349 President Street
New Engagement!

Shlomo Zeilig Kupfer (Boro Park, Brooklyn) to Moussia Cooper (Melbourne, Australia) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Alon Nussbaum (Johannesburg, South Africa) to Devorah Leah Edelkopf (Podgorico, Montenegro) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 7:30pm at The Shul 481 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Menachem Junik (Crown Heights) to Faigy Lieberow (London, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Motzei Shabbos, 9:15pm at The Simcha Hall 571 Albany Ave
Baby Boy!

Zalman and Brocho Friedman from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 860 Eastern Parkway, 2nd Floor
Baby Boy!

Eli and Chava Hecht from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Mendel Serebryanski (Melbourne, Australia) to Mussie Shemtov (West Bloomfield, MI)
Baby Girl!

Zalmy and Zeldie Laufer from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Tomer Ward (Victorville, CA) to Gimel Bentes (Brazil) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 7:30pm at The Lounge 556 Crown Street, Enter Building Left Turn
New Engagement!

Moishy Goldberg (Georgetown, NY) to Batsheva Gansburg (Coconut Creek, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at the JCM Upper Level
Baby Girl!

Moshe Yisroel Dovid and Estie Wolf from Chicago, IL had a baby girl!
New Enagagement!

Shmouel Nadjar (Charenton le pont S.Maurice, France) to Shirel Chaya Partouche (Creteil, France)
New Engagement!

Avremel Turen (Chicago, IL) to Brochie Reinetz (New Haven, CT) L’Chaim: Thursday, Oct. 15th, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
Baby Boy!

Moshe and Chanie Silman from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Enagagement!

Mendel Matuf (Crown Heights) to Mushka Fajnland (Herndon, VA)
Baby Girl!

Eli and Ruty (nee Brand) Steinhauser from Fairlawn, NJ had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Shmuly and Geula (nee Katzman) Gniwisch from Houston, TX had a baby girl!

Opportunity in Romania Lures Growing Numbers of Israelis

Rebecca Rosenthal – Lubavitch.com

Bucharest, Romania — Ideally, Chabad representatives to Romania would like to see Jews return to Israel. But for the growing numbers who opt to stay, Bucharest is experiencing a Jewish revival.

As Romanian society swings wide open to accommodate the recent embrace by the European Union, Jewish life in the former Eastern bloc country is experiencing a parallel sweeping change, with an influx of Israeli citizens and international businesspeople. In addition to the 15,000 Romanian Jews, Israelis have added another 10,000, according to estimates by Chabad representative, Rabbi Naftali Deutsch. Jewish embassy workers and investors riding the Romanian economic wave pump up the country’s Jewish population by another thousand or so.

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Shluchim Office's Friendship Circle Division organizing first-ever girls' volunteer leadership Shabbaton

Brooklyn, NY — Since its launching twelve years ago in West Bloomfield, Michigan, the Friendship Circle has become a phenomenon. The Chabad-based volunteer program, which pairs service-minded Jewish teens with children with special needs, has spread to 10 American states and four countries since its 1994 inception. A current total of 3,850 volunteers now operate under the leadership of their local shluchim worldwide.

“I never believed the success would go this far,” says Rabbi Levi Shemtov, the Circle's founder. “I guess we underestimated the power of selfless and dedicated teenagers.”

Friendship and Leadership

Shluchim Office’s Friendship Circle Division organizing first-ever girls’ volunteer leadership Shabbaton

Brooklyn, NY — Since its launching twelve years ago in West Bloomfield, Michigan, the Friendship Circle has become a phenomenon. The Chabad-based volunteer program, which pairs service-minded Jewish teens with children with special needs, has spread to 10 American states and four countries since its 1994 inception. A current total of 3,850 volunteers now operate under the leadership of their local shluchim worldwide.

“I never believed the success would go this far,” says Rabbi Levi Shemtov, the Circle’s founder. “I guess we underestimated the power of selfless and dedicated teenagers.”

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Kansas City Jewish Chronicle
Overland Park, KS — Blumah Wineberg said that more than 50 years ago the Lubavitcher Rebbe, the late Rabbi Menachem M. Schneersohn, had the foresight to create the Lubavitch Woman's Organization known as Neshei U'bnos Chabad.

The Rebbe maintained that women share the obligation to study and master the esoteric “soul” of Torah and thereby achieve knowledge, love and awe of God.

“At that point, he felt that women had tremendous power and ability to bring about change and have tremendous strength to tap into that for spiritual and physical well-being,” Wineberg said.

Wineberg, who serves as director of the local Neshei Chabad, said the national organization is still trying to nourish the souls of Jewish women. It will do so next week at its 45th annual Neshei U'bnos Chabad Convention, which will be held in Kansas City Friday through Sunday, Jan. 12-14, at the Hilton Airport Hotel. The weekend's theme is “A Spa for the Body, Mind and Soul.” Similar conventions are also held in Europe, Israel and South America.

Neshei Chabad Retreat Aimed at all Jewish Women

Kansas City Jewish Chronicle

Overland Park, KS — Blumah Wineberg said that more than 50 years ago the Lubavitcher Rebbe, the late Rabbi Menachem M. Schneersohn, had the foresight to create the Lubavitch Woman’s Organization known as Neshei U’bnos Chabad.

The Rebbe maintained that women share the obligation to study and master the esoteric “soul” of Torah and thereby achieve knowledge, love and awe of God.

“At that point, he felt that women had tremendous power and ability to bring about change and have tremendous strength to tap into that for spiritual and physical well-being,” Wineberg said.

Wineberg, who serves as director of the local Neshei Chabad, said the national organization is still trying to nourish the souls of Jewish women. It will do so next week at its 45th annual Neshei U’bnos Chabad Convention, which will be held in Kansas City Friday through Sunday, Jan. 12-14, at the Hilton Airport Hotel. The weekend’s theme is “A Spa for the Body, Mind and Soul.” Similar conventions are also held in Europe, Israel and South America.

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By Israel Krasnianski
-- Dedicated in loving memory of my dear grandfather,
Meshulim Yochanon Krasnianski,
in honor of the anniversary of his passing, this past Wednesday, 13 Tevet --

"...If statistics are right, the Jews constitute but one percent of the human race. It suggests a nebulous dim puff of stardust lost in the blaze of the Milky way. properly, the Jew ought hardly to be heard of, but he is heard of, has always been heard of. He is as prominent on the planet as any other people, and his commercial importance is extravagantly out of proportion to the smallness of his bulk. His contributions to the world's list of great names in literature, science, art, music, finance, medicine, and abstruse learning are also away out of proportion to the weakness of his numbers. He has made a marvelous fight in this world, in all the ages; and had done it with his hands tied behind him. He could be vain of himself, and be excused for it.

A Nation Apart — A Vayechi Essay

By Israel Krasnianski
— Dedicated in loving memory of my dear grandfather,
Meshulim Yochanon Krasnianski,
in honor of the anniversary of his passing, this past Wednesday, 13 Tevet —

“…If statistics are right, the Jews constitute but one percent of the human race. It suggests a nebulous dim puff of stardust lost in the blaze of the Milky way. properly, the Jew ought hardly to be heard of, but he is heard of, has always been heard of. He is as prominent on the planet as any other people, and his commercial importance is extravagantly out of proportion to the smallness of his bulk. His contributions to the world’s list of great names in literature, science, art, music, finance, medicine, and abstruse learning are also away out of proportion to the weakness of his numbers. He has made a marvelous fight in this world, in all the ages; and had done it with his hands tied behind him. He could be vain of himself, and be excused for it.

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Mazal Tov! – 14 Sholom Zochors This Week!

Chaim and Rivky (nee Wilansky) Perel
IY“H at 1455 Carroll St [between Albany and Troy Ave].

Michoel and Rivky (nee Glassner) Goldin
IY”H at 760 Montgomery St Apt 2A, [between Albany and Troy Ave].

Yacov and Devora (nee Holtzberg) Young
IY“H at 1419 President St [between Kingston and Albany Ave].

Chaim and Sarah (nee Jaffe) Schwartz
IY”H at 349 Crown St, [between Brooklyn and New York Ave].

Chezky and Chani (nee Rapoport) Landa
IY“H at 715 Empire Blvd, [between Albany and Troy Aves].

Shimon and Chanie Kramer
IY“H at 620 Montgomery St, [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

Shmuel and Tzipporah Hahn
IY“H at 720 Lefferts Ave, [between Troy and Schenectady Ave].

Shmulik and Alisa Boymelgreen
IY“H at 1286 President Street [between Brooklyn and New York]

Itche and Chana Kayla Hildeshaim
IY“H at 485 Brooklyn Ave [between Sterling St and Lefferts Ave]

Moshe and Rivkah Field
IY“H at 17120 NE 14th Avenue, North Miami Beach, FL.

Dovid Leib and Malka Cohen
IY“H at 2463 NE 202nd St, [between NE 24th and NE 25th Ave] Aventura, FL.

Chen and Dvora (nee Nir) Barak.
IY”H at 5030 Woodman Ave. #1 Sherman Oaks CA 91423.

Avraham and Shayna (nee Katuna)
IY“H at 4009 Paul Robart Ct. – Las Vegas NV

Yisroel and Shoshi Goldberg
IY”H at 16 Phillips Hill Road, New City, NY

Unfortunately we could not get the locations for all the Sholom Zochors this week. If you know of any Sholom Zochors or Mazal Tovs you can email it to us at mazaltov@crownheights.info! Thank You.

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Jewish Girls Unite At Winter Retreat

For five days this Chanukah, over fifty Jewish girls ages 9-15 from all walks of life gathered together for a “Jewish Girls Winter Weekend Retreat”. The retreat took place at the 700-acre Silver Bay Retreat Center on Lake George. Participants traveled from Brooklyn, Albany, Syracuse, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Chicago, Toronto and Virginia. The Retreat was a joint project of YALDAH magazine and Bat Mitzvah Camp & Club of the Capital District, two dynamic organizations serving the needs of pre-teen and teenage Jewish girls.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Ezzi Morgenstern (Morristown, NJ) and Michal Landau (S. Diego, CA/Israel) on their engagement!

The L’Chaim will IY”H be this Motzoi Shabbos at Congregation Levi Yitzchok, 226 Sussex Ave, [Corner with Sunderland Dr] in Morristown, NJ.

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With sadness we inform you of the passing on of Reb Nosson (Bobby) Vogel of London at the age 82.

Reb Nosson was a pillar of the Jewish community in England. He was the founder of the Yeshiva Gedola Lubavitch on Kingsley way in London and was known as a Baal Tzedaka and Baal chesed throughout the world. He devoted his life to strengthening Torah and Yiddishkeit everywhere he had the opportunity and with his special warmth, touched the lives of many people. He merited tremendous kiruv from the Rebbe, spent long hours in yechidus and received special assignments to accomplish on many of his travels. In particular, he exemplified the mitzvah of Ahavas Yisroel and was someone who dearly loved doing a favor for another Jew.

He is survived by his wife and children yibadu l'chaim tovim: Mrs. Freida Zisel Vogel, sons: Dovid Sholom Vogel (London), Nechemiah Vogel (Rochester, NY), Chuni Vogel (Wilmington, DE), Chaim Vogel (London), Nuchi Vogel (London), Moshe Vogel (London) and daughters: Mrs. Hadassah Shur (Yerushalayim), Elyan Vogel (London)

The Levaya will take place on Friday morning in London.

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim. Vehukeetzu Veranenu Shochnay Ufur vehu besochom!

Baruch Dayan Ha’emes – Rabbi Nosson Vogel OB”M

With sadness we inform you of the passing on of Reb Nosson (Bobby) Vogel of London at the age 82.

Reb Nosson was a pillar of the Jewish community in England. He was the founder of the Yeshiva Gedola Lubavitch on Kingsley way in London and was known as a Baal Tzedaka and Baal chesed throughout the world. He devoted his life to strengthening Torah and Yiddishkeit everywhere he had the opportunity and with his special warmth, touched the lives of many people. He merited tremendous kiruv from the Rebbe, spent long hours in yechidus and received special assignments to accomplish on many of his travels. In particular, he exemplified the mitzvah of Ahavas Yisroel and was someone who dearly loved doing a favor for another Jew.

He is survived by his wife and children yibadu l’chaim tovim: Mrs. Freida Zisel Vogel, sons: Dovid Sholom Vogel (London), Nechemiah Vogel (Rochester, NY), Chuni Vogel (Wilmington, DE), Chaim Vogel (London), Nuchi Vogel (London), Moshe Vogel (London) and daughters: Mrs. Hadassah Shur (Yerushalayim), Elyan Vogel (London)

The Levaya will take place on Friday morning in London.

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim. Vehukeetzu Veranenu Shochnay Ufur vehu besochom!

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Mazal Tov! – 4 Baby Boys!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yacov and Devora (nee Holtzberg) Young (Crown Heights) on the birth of a baby boy!

The Sholom Zochor IY“H be at 1419 President St [between Kingston and Albany Aves]

And we would like to wish Mazal Tov to Chaim and Sarah (nee Jaffe) Schwartz (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn son!

The Sholom Zochor will IY”H be at 349 Crown St, [between Brooklyn and New York aves]

And we would like to wish Mazal Tov to Chen and Dvora (nee Nir) Barak (North Hollywood CA) on the birth of their son.

The Sholom Zochor will IY”H be at 5030 Woodman Ave. #1 Sherman Oaks CA 91423.

And we would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shmuel and Reisi (nee Liberow) Binjamini (Porto Alegre, Brasil) on the birth of their firstborn son.

May the newborns be a source of Nachas to their parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel!

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Mazal Tov! – 4 New Engagements!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yehuda Shochet (Los Angeles, CA) and Yehudis Nacca (Buenos Aires, Argentina) on their engagement!

And we would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mordecai Huber (S. Louis, MO) and Charni Spizman (S. Louis, MO) on their engagement!

And we would like to wish Mazal Tov to Alexander Cohen (Vincennes, France) and Sarah Alfandari (Yerres, France) on their engagement!

And we would like to wish Mazal Tov and Chaim Shaul Mirviss (Mequon, WI) to Shoshana Wallerstein (Milwaukee/Mequon, WI) on their engagement!

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Jewish Journal

Organizers are hoping to significantly increase last year's inaugural summer of 180 kids at Camp Gan Israel in Running Springs.

The camp, a 70-acre site near Big Bear that Chabad purchased for $4.3 million two years ago, recently broke ground on a 10,000-square-foot multipurpose building and has invested another $1.5 million in other improvements, including a newly remodeled synagogue, enlarged dining hall, kitchen improvements, a game room and upgraded air conditioning, bathrooms and carpets.

Jump start Summer at Winter Expo; Running Springs Really Running

Jewish Journal

Organizers are hoping to significantly increase last year’s inaugural summer of 180 kids at Camp Gan Israel in Running Springs.

The camp, a 70-acre site near Big Bear that Chabad purchased for $4.3 million two years ago, recently broke ground on a 10,000-square-foot multipurpose building and has invested another $1.5 million in other improvements, including a newly remodeled synagogue, enlarged dining hall, kitchen improvements, a game room and upgraded air conditioning, bathrooms and carpets.

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Jennifer Anne Perez - Chabad.edu
When college student Allison Singer saw the fliers for Winterbreak, a California ski and learn retreat organized by a group of Chabad on Campus emissaries, she had zero plans to attend. But that was before circumstances – and perhaps more than a little bit of divine intervention – got her up that mountain.

“I didn't have the time to go on the trip at first,” says Singer, a 20-year-old University of California at Santa Barbara student. “Then my car broke down. Because my car broke down, I lost my job. All of a sudden I had plenty of time on my hands.”

Winterbreak Ski Retreat Allows Students to Explore Their Jewish Identities

Jennifer Anne Perez – Chabad.edu

When college student Allison Singer saw the fliers for Winterbreak, a California ski and learn retreat organized by a group of Chabad on Campus emissaries, she had zero plans to attend. But that was before circumstances – and perhaps more than a little bit of divine intervention – got her up that mountain.

“I didn’t have the time to go on the trip at first,” says Singer, a 20-year-old University of California at Santa Barbara student. “Then my car broke down. Because my car broke down, I lost my job. All of a sudden I had plenty of time on my hands.”

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Michoel and Rivky (nee Glassner) Goldin (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn son.

The Sholom Zochor will IY”H be at 760 Montgomery St Apt # 2A, [between Albany and Troy Aves].

May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel!

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The Jewish Exponent

Philadelphia, PA — Arnold Soslow wasn't amused when he read an editorial cartoon in a recent edition of the Northeast Times. In fact, Soslow, 68, of Northeast Philadelphia, said he was appalled.

“To me, it was anti-Semitic,” said Soslow, calling the cartoonist's spoof of the recent Seattle Christmas tree debacle “offensive and inaccurate.” He added, “That just hit home a little bit.”

Cartoon Riles Readers and Officials

The Jewish Exponent

Philadelphia, PA — Arnold Soslow wasn’t amused when he read an editorial cartoon in a recent edition of the Northeast Times. In fact, Soslow, 68, of Northeast Philadelphia, said he was appalled.

“To me, it was anti-Semitic,” said Soslow, calling the cartoonist’s spoof of the recent Seattle Christmas tree debacle “offensive and inaccurate.” He added, “That just hit home a little bit.”

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